Commish. Davante Lewis
@davanteforla.bsky.social
Public Service Commissioner for Louisiana’s District 3. Advocate for basic necessities that are affordable, reliable and just.| Dad to Sera 🐶| act. love. walk |Black. Educated. Goofy| organizer.dreamer | 🏳️🌈
I'm honored to serve as featured speaker this Sunday for @littlelobbyists.com inaugural Louisiana event. I'm proud to support my Chief of Staff @charshares.bsky.social & all who make at-home-care for medically complex kids possible. 💜
📅 Nov 16 | 🕛 12–3PM | 📍Jefferson Hwy Park #CareCantWait
📅 Nov 16 | 🕛 12–3PM | 📍Jefferson Hwy Park #CareCantWait
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm honored to serve as featured speaker this Sunday for @littlelobbyists.com inaugural Louisiana event. I'm proud to support my Chief of Staff @charshares.bsky.social & all who make at-home-care for medically complex kids possible. 💜
📅 Nov 16 | 🕛 12–3PM | 📍Jefferson Hwy Park #CareCantWait
📅 Nov 16 | 🕛 12–3PM | 📍Jefferson Hwy Park #CareCantWait
Republican priorities exposed through 44 days of shutdown:
⛽ Fossil fuel permitting? Kept moving
🌊 Renewable energy projects? Stalled
🌫️ EPA staff to roll back climate protections? funded
🌎 Staff monitoring emissions, clean air & water? Sent home.
politi.co/4nxjElG
⛽ Fossil fuel permitting? Kept moving
🌊 Renewable energy projects? Stalled
🌫️ EPA staff to roll back climate protections? funded
🌎 Staff monitoring emissions, clean air & water? Sent home.
politi.co/4nxjElG
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Republican priorities exposed through 44 days of shutdown:
⛽ Fossil fuel permitting? Kept moving
🌊 Renewable energy projects? Stalled
🌫️ EPA staff to roll back climate protections? funded
🌎 Staff monitoring emissions, clean air & water? Sent home.
politi.co/4nxjElG
⛽ Fossil fuel permitting? Kept moving
🌊 Renewable energy projects? Stalled
🌫️ EPA staff to roll back climate protections? funded
🌎 Staff monitoring emissions, clean air & water? Sent home.
politi.co/4nxjElG
Less than a week ago, New Jersey’s Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social won on a promise to voters — no more rate hikes on day one.
The message is clear: Americans care about affordability right now. That is going to include energy costs too. I hope ALL our leaders are listening. ⚡️💡
The message is clear: Americans care about affordability right now. That is going to include energy costs too. I hope ALL our leaders are listening. ⚡️💡
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Less than a week ago, New Jersey’s Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social won on a promise to voters — no more rate hikes on day one.
The message is clear: Americans care about affordability right now. That is going to include energy costs too. I hope ALL our leaders are listening. ⚡️💡
The message is clear: Americans care about affordability right now. That is going to include energy costs too. I hope ALL our leaders are listening. ⚡️💡
As LIHEAP funds dry up during the federal shutdown, I’m urging my fellow Commissioners and utilities to ⏸️ pause all shutoffs. Louisiana families are already stretched thin—let’s protect our neighbors from losing heat and power.
Read the full statement here: mailchi.mp/davantelewis...
Read the full statement here: mailchi.mp/davantelewis...
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As LIHEAP funds dry up during the federal shutdown, I’m urging my fellow Commissioners and utilities to ⏸️ pause all shutoffs. Louisiana families are already stretched thin—let’s protect our neighbors from losing heat and power.
Read the full statement here: mailchi.mp/davantelewis...
Read the full statement here: mailchi.mp/davantelewis...
Congratulations to @peterhubbardga.bsky.social and Dr. Johnson on their election to the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Democratic Commissioners are ready to hold utilities accountable, tackle affordability, and protect our environment . Also, don’t sleep on the South.
Democratic Commissioners are ready to hold utilities accountable, tackle affordability, and protect our environment . Also, don’t sleep on the South.
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Congratulations to @peterhubbardga.bsky.social and Dr. Johnson on their election to the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Democratic Commissioners are ready to hold utilities accountable, tackle affordability, and protect our environment . Also, don’t sleep on the South.
Democratic Commissioners are ready to hold utilities accountable, tackle affordability, and protect our environment . Also, don’t sleep on the South.
People like us are picking up the tab for big tech’s highest paid CEOs. 🤬
Last year $4.3 billion in transmission expansion costs were passed on to consumers in seven states. @ucs.org
blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/...
Last year $4.3 billion in transmission expansion costs were passed on to consumers in seven states. @ucs.org
blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/...
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
People like us are picking up the tab for big tech’s highest paid CEOs. 🤬
Last year $4.3 billion in transmission expansion costs were passed on to consumers in seven states. @ucs.org
blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/...
Last year $4.3 billion in transmission expansion costs were passed on to consumers in seven states. @ucs.org
blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/...
Congressional lines in Louisiana will determine what federal dollars are invested and the policy decisions that will shape opportunities for generations to come. We need equality. #LaLege #LaGov
www.nola.com/opinions/gue...
www.nola.com/opinions/gue...
Guest column: If redistricting is required, it must be fair and with plenty of chance for public input
If the Legislature is required to redraw congressional districts based on a Supreme Court ruling, it should commit to some basic principles of fairness and transparency, argue guest columnists Davante...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congressional lines in Louisiana will determine what federal dollars are invested and the policy decisions that will shape opportunities for generations to come. We need equality. #LaLege #LaGov
www.nola.com/opinions/gue...
www.nola.com/opinions/gue...
TY to everyone who showed up to demand #FairMaps for Louisiana.
As #LaLege attempts to push back & rig our elections, we must tell them that the power of the people will not be diluted.
Call 225-342-6935 to demand your lawmakers protect fair maps & your vote. #LADemos #LaGov
📷: Julienne Vaughn
As #LaLege attempts to push back & rig our elections, we must tell them that the power of the people will not be diluted.
Call 225-342-6935 to demand your lawmakers protect fair maps & your vote. #LADemos #LaGov
📷: Julienne Vaughn
October 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It’s ⚡️#CareersInEnergyWeek ⚡️
From law to line work, the energy sector will hire 32M people over the next decade.
That’s why I’m working to build stronger partnerships between Louisiana’s HBCUs and utility companies — creating a long-term investment in equity and opportunity across our state.
From law to line work, the energy sector will hire 32M people over the next decade.
That’s why I’m working to build stronger partnerships between Louisiana’s HBCUs and utility companies — creating a long-term investment in equity and opportunity across our state.
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s ⚡️#CareersInEnergyWeek ⚡️
From law to line work, the energy sector will hire 32M people over the next decade.
That’s why I’m working to build stronger partnerships between Louisiana’s HBCUs and utility companies — creating a long-term investment in equity and opportunity across our state.
From law to line work, the energy sector will hire 32M people over the next decade.
That’s why I’m working to build stronger partnerships between Louisiana’s HBCUs and utility companies — creating a long-term investment in equity and opportunity across our state.
Louisiana Public Service Commissioners make sure that utility companies provide reliable & reasonably priced services to our residents. My district includes both Baton Rouge & New Orleans. This means that sometimes our business gets done in the heart of the historic French Quarter. ⚜️
#EnergySky
#EnergySky
October 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Louisiana Public Service Commissioners make sure that utility companies provide reliable & reasonably priced services to our residents. My district includes both Baton Rouge & New Orleans. This means that sometimes our business gets done in the heart of the historic French Quarter. ⚜️
#EnergySky
#EnergySky
Trump will raise your electric bill.
Demand has never been higher & yet he’s cancelling $8 billion for energy transmission. Funding that would have meant thousands of manufacturing jobs, lower bills, and a stronger grid for the American people.
bit.ly/4mTKBib
Demand has never been higher & yet he’s cancelling $8 billion for energy transmission. Funding that would have meant thousands of manufacturing jobs, lower bills, and a stronger grid for the American people.
bit.ly/4mTKBib
Damage from Trump's $8B energy hit list would spill into GOP districts
The department targeted 16 blue states when canceling financial awards for 223 energy projects. But both parties will feel the impact.
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump will raise your electric bill.
Demand has never been higher & yet he’s cancelling $8 billion for energy transmission. Funding that would have meant thousands of manufacturing jobs, lower bills, and a stronger grid for the American people.
bit.ly/4mTKBib
Demand has never been higher & yet he’s cancelling $8 billion for energy transmission. Funding that would have meant thousands of manufacturing jobs, lower bills, and a stronger grid for the American people.
bit.ly/4mTKBib
This month a Georgia EV & battery plant was raided by ICE. 500 workers, many South Korean specialists with B-1 visas, were dragged away in chains.
This will delay, by months, the project that Gov. Kemp (R) himself backed.
Our struggles are united.
bit.ly/4gFKVPX
This will delay, by months, the project that Gov. Kemp (R) himself backed.
Our struggles are united.
bit.ly/4gFKVPX
Trump warns foreign companies after immigration raid at Hyundai plant
“We encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people,” the president said.
bit.ly
October 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This month a Georgia EV & battery plant was raided by ICE. 500 workers, many South Korean specialists with B-1 visas, were dragged away in chains.
This will delay, by months, the project that Gov. Kemp (R) himself backed.
Our struggles are united.
bit.ly/4gFKVPX
This will delay, by months, the project that Gov. Kemp (R) himself backed.
Our struggles are united.
bit.ly/4gFKVPX
"Big Tech is following in the footsteps of Big Oil, deliberately building data centers in the South, banking on disempowered places with large Black populations to not have the local power to fight back."
thelensnola.org/2025/09/25/d...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Big Tech is following in the footsteps of Big Oil, deliberately building data centers in the South, banking on disempowered places with large Black populations to not have the local power to fight back."
thelensnola.org/2025/09/25/d...
thelensnola.org/2025/09/25/d...
Q: What does an "all of the above" energy approach mean?
A: Utilizing a wide range of resources to ensure a stable & reliable energy supply. The goal? To leverage the strengths of each & mitigate over-reliance on any single source.
What do you think is right for Louisiana?
A: Utilizing a wide range of resources to ensure a stable & reliable energy supply. The goal? To leverage the strengths of each & mitigate over-reliance on any single source.
What do you think is right for Louisiana?
September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Q: What does an "all of the above" energy approach mean?
A: Utilizing a wide range of resources to ensure a stable & reliable energy supply. The goal? To leverage the strengths of each & mitigate over-reliance on any single source.
What do you think is right for Louisiana?
A: Utilizing a wide range of resources to ensure a stable & reliable energy supply. The goal? To leverage the strengths of each & mitigate over-reliance on any single source.
What do you think is right for Louisiana?
Entergy New Orleans has sold the gas portion of its business to Delta_utilities.
Delta has assured me that they are working through any issues with their pay-in-person services.
Check their website for BR and NO locations: deltautilities.com/sela/corpora...
Delta has assured me that they are working through any issues with their pay-in-person services.
Check their website for BR and NO locations: deltautilities.com/sela/corpora...
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Entergy New Orleans has sold the gas portion of its business to Delta_utilities.
Delta has assured me that they are working through any issues with their pay-in-person services.
Check their website for BR and NO locations: deltautilities.com/sela/corpora...
Delta has assured me that they are working through any issues with their pay-in-person services.
Check their website for BR and NO locations: deltautilities.com/sela/corpora...
"The hearing raised the same questions looming over the nation: How much energy is enough? Can states risk turning down massive economic development investments? And . . . . could the stampede for power be built on a bubble?"
fortune.com/2025/08/24/m...
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Meta is sinking $10 billion into Louisiana to build its wildest AI aspirations, setting the template for the grid buildout
The massive data center buildout is underway, requiring massive amounts of new power and, increasingly, more fossil fuels and gas plants.
fortune.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"The hearing raised the same questions looming over the nation: How much energy is enough? Can states risk turning down massive economic development investments? And . . . . could the stampede for power be built on a bubble?"
fortune.com/2025/08/24/m...
fortune.com/2025/08/24/m...
Reposted by Commish. Davante Lewis
@davanteforla.bsky.social on the impact of Trump's budget bill on Louisiana: "By phasing out these plans, disincentivizing cheaper options like wind, battery, solar... means its going to be a lot more costly to build the power needed to meet our demands" www.wwltv.com/video/news/l...
How budget bill could affect utility costs in Louisiana
Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis said the budget bill includes changes to tax breaks for building new power generation plants.
www.wwltv.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
@davanteforla.bsky.social on the impact of Trump's budget bill on Louisiana: "By phasing out these plans, disincentivizing cheaper options like wind, battery, solar... means its going to be a lot more costly to build the power needed to meet our demands" www.wwltv.com/video/news/l...
Despite Trump, solar generation is up. But, we are going to have to fight to keep it that way.
Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration as reported by @politico.com
#EnergySky
Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration as reported by @politico.com
#EnergySky
August 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Despite Trump, solar generation is up. But, we are going to have to fight to keep it that way.
Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration as reported by @politico.com
#EnergySky
Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration as reported by @politico.com
#EnergySky
This administration is going to say that there is a power shortage. More lies. They'll make this argument to keep gas & oil online.
It’s our job to keep asking about *transmission* - the ability to share the energy we do have between regions and states.
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-tru...
It’s our job to keep asking about *transmission* - the ability to share the energy we do have between regions and states.
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-tru...
The dubious assumptions of the Trump administration’s big reliability study
The analysis seems to set the stage for keeping more coal- and gas-fired stations online.
www.latitudemedia.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This administration is going to say that there is a power shortage. More lies. They'll make this argument to keep gas & oil online.
It’s our job to keep asking about *transmission* - the ability to share the energy we do have between regions and states.
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-tru...
It’s our job to keep asking about *transmission* - the ability to share the energy we do have between regions and states.
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-tru...
The big ugly bill, signed into law last week, guts federal #cleanenergy funding and is expected to raise electricity prices, worsen pollution and public health, and destroy jobs.
State-level advocates and policymakers can learn about the bill’s impacts:
bit.ly/4llj4q3
#Energysky
State-level advocates and policymakers can learn about the bill’s impacts:
bit.ly/4llj4q3
#Energysky
The Budget Bill's Climate Impacts: What States Can Do
Join us for a state-level analysis of the budget reconciliation bill’s impacts to climate and clean energy.
bit.ly
July 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The big ugly bill, signed into law last week, guts federal #cleanenergy funding and is expected to raise electricity prices, worsen pollution and public health, and destroy jobs.
State-level advocates and policymakers can learn about the bill’s impacts:
bit.ly/4llj4q3
#Energysky
State-level advocates and policymakers can learn about the bill’s impacts:
bit.ly/4llj4q3
#Energysky
Trump's bill is still tied up in the Senate. Not only would it slash medicaid and SNAP, it may also make your energy bills higher too.
A new report from @EnergyInnovLLC assesses the impacts of the bill on U.S. Energy costs, jobs, health, and emissions.
energyinnovation.org/report/one-b...
A new report from @EnergyInnovLLC assesses the impacts of the bill on U.S. Energy costs, jobs, health, and emissions.
energyinnovation.org/report/one-b...
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Trump's bill is still tied up in the Senate. Not only would it slash medicaid and SNAP, it may also make your energy bills higher too.
A new report from @EnergyInnovLLC assesses the impacts of the bill on U.S. Energy costs, jobs, health, and emissions.
energyinnovation.org/report/one-b...
A new report from @EnergyInnovLLC assesses the impacts of the bill on U.S. Energy costs, jobs, health, and emissions.
energyinnovation.org/report/one-b...
I hoped that today we would see a clear ruling — one that affirms democracy, upholds the Voting Rights Act, and says unequivocally that Black voters in Louisiana are entitled to fair maps & full representation. Instead #SCOTUS has re-calendarized this case for the next term:
June 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I hoped that today we would see a clear ruling — one that affirms democracy, upholds the Voting Rights Act, and says unequivocally that Black voters in Louisiana are entitled to fair maps & full representation. Instead #SCOTUS has re-calendarized this case for the next term:
Because of the heat wave, some fossil fuel power plants are being allowed to exceed pollution limits.
Leaning on fossil fuels creates a feedback loop: The more natural gas & coal are burned for energy, the more carbon pollution contributes to warming.
bit.ly/46fpBO9
Leaning on fossil fuels creates a feedback loop: The more natural gas & coal are burned for energy, the more carbon pollution contributes to warming.
bit.ly/46fpBO9
POLITICO Pro: Energy Department issues emergency order in Carolinas amid heat wave
bit.ly
June 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Because of the heat wave, some fossil fuel power plants are being allowed to exceed pollution limits.
Leaning on fossil fuels creates a feedback loop: The more natural gas & coal are burned for energy, the more carbon pollution contributes to warming.
bit.ly/46fpBO9
Leaning on fossil fuels creates a feedback loop: The more natural gas & coal are burned for energy, the more carbon pollution contributes to warming.
bit.ly/46fpBO9
There’s a lot that happens behind the scenes to make sure your lights turn on with the flip of a switch. And someone has to make sure those processes are fair.
It was great to talk to @gnoha #PutHousingFirst radio to speak on it!
on.soundcloud.com/9IGaTSxvbF1q...
It was great to talk to @gnoha #PutHousingFirst radio to speak on it!
on.soundcloud.com/9IGaTSxvbF1q...
#PutHousingFirst Radio Show w/ Special Guest Louisiana Public Commissioner Davante Lewis 6.10.25
The Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance is a collaborative of non-profit housing builders and community development corporations working to rebuild the housing stock available in the city of New Orle
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June 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There’s a lot that happens behind the scenes to make sure your lights turn on with the flip of a switch. And someone has to make sure those processes are fair.
It was great to talk to @gnoha #PutHousingFirst radio to speak on it!
on.soundcloud.com/9IGaTSxvbF1q...
It was great to talk to @gnoha #PutHousingFirst radio to speak on it!
on.soundcloud.com/9IGaTSxvbF1q...